Drapery fixture



NOV. 10, 1931. c sc 1,831,123

DRAPERY FIXTURE Filed April 30, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheer. l

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Patented Nov. 10, 1931- CHARLES W. KIRSC'IH, OF STUBGIS, MICHIGAN,

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STURGIS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OFMIGHIGAN- DRAPERY Application filedApril 80,

This. invention relates to improvements in drapery fixtures and moreparticularly to supporting brackets and devices to be supported therebyfor interchange with each other as for example a cornice element andcurtainpole, the invention residing in part in the details ofconstruction of the bracket and in certain fixtures mounted thereon andon the devices to be supported by said brackets.

The main object of the invention is to provide simple, cheap andefficient drapery fixtures possessing the various advantages hereinafterpointed out.

The invention is fully illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a supporting bracket andcornice member engaged therewith constructed and equipped withinterengaging means in accordance with 2 the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of the bracket showing the face thereofopposed to the companion bracket of a pair.

Fig. 3 1s a sectional view on the line 33 Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryperspective view of one end portion of the cornice member supported bysaid brackets.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of a plate of the structure of Figs. 1 to3, inclusive.

Fig. 6 is a plan view similar to Fig. 1 showing acurtain polesubstituted for the cornice member.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the same on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view showing an end portion of a.curtain pole equipped with afixture constructed in ac cordance withtheinvention.

The brackets 1 of a pair thereof are each provided in the face opposingthe other there-' of, with a shallow horizontal groove 2 and a deepervertical groove 3. The groove 2 extends from the rear edge of thebracket 1 y to a point adjacent its front edge, the latter carrying anornament 4 of suitable design suitably secured thereto. The groove 3extends from the upper edge of said bracket Fix'rUaE 1930. se ial No.448,618.

the groove 2. 1 Y j I A flat plate 5 of a thickness substantially equalto the depth of the groove 2 and'hav ing an upwardly extendingbifurcated projection 6, is mounted in the'groove 2, the

to a antslightly below the idwr wall of projection-6 being disposedbetween thewall's of the groove 3 and spaced from the inner wallof thelatter.

4 The'said bifurcated projection 6 of said platef5 cooperateswith thegroove 3 to re ceive and engage cooperative fixtures mount ed upon theends of cornice members-7 and curtain poles 8 to the end that either ofthese types of devices may be engaged with any pair of said brackets forsupport thereby while a-lso'being held against rotation.

Thus, the cornice member 7 is provided at its ends with L-shaped plates9, the mainor body portion of each of which is provided with a pluralityof longitudinal slots 10 for 1 the reception of fastening screws 10,said body portion lying in; contact with the rear face of the member9and beingadjustable relatively thereto as will be obvious. Saidbody'portion of the plate 9 is provided in its lower edge atjapointadjac'ent to but spaced from. its flange 11, with a slot- 12 ,toreceive the projection 6 of the plate 5of the bracket. 1 The flange 11is "of awidth to be 1 snugly recived in the groove 3 of the bracket,

the lower end portion thereof lying within the free space behind theplate '5 when the, projection 6 thereof engages in the slot 12. j Thusthe plate 5 and its projection 6 cooperate with the groove 3 to preventthe cornice member from moving longitudinally or downwardly from itsintended position; while the flange 11 coacts with said groove 3 toprevent tilting of said cornice fromits intendedposition.

The curtain ,pole -8'. is equipped at each end thereof withaflcircularuplate 14 having a short L-shaped'flange 15 diametricallyopposed to a twisted perforated projection 16. Said pole is providedwith center projections or studs 17 having heads 18 spaced from theplates 14. The latterare provided with keyhole slots through which saidheads 18 are 2 a er passed and in the narrower centrally disposedportions of which the shanks of said studs are received as said plates14: are brought into concentric position with respect to the pole 8 towhich they are secured by means of suitable fastening devices 19.

The said heads18 of the studs 17 are received behind the projections 6of the plate 5 as the shanks of said studs are receivedin the slot orrecess 20 of said projection 6. The short projections 21 of the'L-shaped flange 15 are of such width as to fit snugly in the groove 3in which they are engaged to hold the pole 8 against rotationirelativelyv to the bracket, the cooperation of the plate 5 and groove 3 of thebracket with the fixture of the pole end being identical with that ofsaid elements with respect to the cornice fixture.

. The projection 16 is provided for permitting attachment of the outeredges of draperiesthereto and thus performs a function wholly separatefrom the retaining and supporting means above described.

' It is very desirable that curtain poles shall not be rotatable inorder that only the uppermost parts, of the surfaces thereof may be wornby the drapery suspension rings or, in the case of poles equipped withmetallic traverse rails for the suspension fixtures, that said rails bemaintainedin a fixed position relatively to the supporting brackets.

I claim as my invention:

1 '1. A drapery fixture including a pair of parallel supporting bracketsand a device spanning the space between said brackets, of grooves in theopposed faces of said brackets, plates secured thereto and spanning saidgrooves, there being free spaces between the inner faces of said platesand the inner opposed walls of said 7 grooves, and end fixtures on saiddevice, each including a member engaged in said space and with saidplate and a part engaged with the side walls of said grooves of saidbracket. 7

2. A drapery fixture comprising a pair of brackets provided in theiropposed faces with vertical grooves extending downwardly from theirupper edges, plates spanning said grooves and secured to said brackets,a member supported by said brackets and provided at its ends with adevice provided with a formationto receive and engage one of said platesand a device to engage the side walls of said groove for preventingrotation of said member. v

In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 19th day of April,1930.

CHARLES W. KIRSCH.

